Research shows that a population of job seekers is divided into three distinct categories – high (or top) performers, low (or bottom) performers and average performers.
This is probably no surprise to many employers. We have all seen some top achievers, a few people that were not capable at all and many people who were just OK. The thing is that those “OK” people represent 68% of the population.
To... [Read more ...]

Parents are quite often confronted with difficult challenges in finding and choosing trusted babysitters.
This is a serious concern for mothers re-entering the work force. Trusting another person, often a total stranger, with caring for your child can be one of the most stressful parts of parenthood.
Some people may need a babysitter only occasionally, while others need to trust in one when they are... [Read more ...]

Getting to Know Your Candidates
The setup: Breaking the Ice
When you meet applicants, try your best to make them comfortable, using a friendly but professional attitude. Make sure to thank the applicant for his or her interest in the advertised position.
“By the way, was there anything in particular that interested you in this position (job ad)?
That can be a good first question to start a dialogue.... [Read more ...]

Hiring the right new employees is essential. A decision to hire should not be taken lightly, as the outcome can have a huge impact on the organization in either direction.
The bad news is that the risk of a bad hire is always there, just like the risk of a bad investment. But the good news is that there is a way to minimize the risk.
Wouldn’t you do your due diligence before investing $20-100,000?... [Read more ...]

Lie to Me is one of my favorite TV shows and among the few that I watch. Perhaps the similarity between some of my work – administering behavioral employment assessments and the science behind reading facial expressions in order to find the truth made me feel like I am more of a participant of the show than just an observer.
In case you’ve never seen the show: Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) and... [Read more ...]

Dear Colleagues,
We’ve all heard the very common expression: “don’t judge a book by its cover”, it’s an allegorical phrase which means “don’t decide the value of something based on its appearance”. Let’s face it, we will never stop making those judgments simply because “the look” is the very first impression that we have of ether a person or an object. Perhaps... [Read more ...]

New leaders often make the mistake of spending all of their time learning the processes of their new company, and get buried in the details of the nuts and bolts, processes and systems. If you want to really succeed and make an impact in a new leadership role, seek to understand the people and learn how to communicate with them and help them succeed.
New leaders at Southwest Airlines are told, “Don’t... [Read more ...]

Hello Everyone,
Please just watch this video.
If you are a business owner or hiring manager, I hope this is going to be an eye opener. If hiring honest people is important to you, if you don’t like to feel like a fool while someone is wasting your time, then you need to take measures to eliminate what you didn’t want to begin with. Ok, just watch the video.
Was that mind blowing... [Read more ...]

Don’t Seek to Find the Right Answer, Seek to Find the Right Question.
One of the biggest challenges facing executives and managers in business today is having the time to do all of the tasks that they face. If you are that executive, like many of our clients, you probably find that you not only have a full workload, but a series of new tasks, and projects come in on a weekly if not daily... [Read more ...]